MIGUEL A TOPETE RANGEL

DBA TOPETE TRUCKING
USDOT 2328540MC-Docket MC794916STOCKTON, CA
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MIGUEL A TOPETE RANGEL (USDOT 2328540) in STOCKTON, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2021-08-03 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-09) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 11 times, most recent 2025-07-09 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 8.76
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.54
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.43

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
16
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
2
Total drivers
2
Years in business
14
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
5%
Vehicle OOS rate
20%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
11 times last 2025-07-09
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-08
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2021-08-03
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

27
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
32
Violations
7
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-07 → 2026-04-29.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
18 4 2026-03-17
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
5 2 2025-05-08
Hours of service 395
3 1 2026-04-29
Unsafe driving 392
3 0 2026-04-29
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2026-03-17

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-29 Unsafe Driving Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
2026-04-29 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-04-29 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2026-03-17 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time OOS
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-08-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-05-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - missing.
2025-05-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any missing
2025-05-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing with a bulge/swelling when air pressure is applied OOS
2025-05-08 Vehicle Maintenance Fuel - Dripping leak. OOS
2025-05-08 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2025-05-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-03-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2024-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th OOS
2024-06-03 Vehicle Maintenance Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition OOS
2024-06-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-06-03 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 12 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-29 WA · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 82DUMT
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
2026-03-17 WA · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSURR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
General safety regulations 390 21TC-MC
Hours of service 395 3A3I-HOSPDIT OOS
2025-08-02 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2025-05-08 CA · Level 1 6 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-F OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-BHTBS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-BHTBS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LFTSM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LHLM
2025-05-02 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2025-03-26 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2024-09-09 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
2024-06-03 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
2024-02-29 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-10-20 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
2023-08-18 OR · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
2023-08-07 WA · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)

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